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大国者下流,天下之交,天下之牝。牝常以静胜牡,以静为下。
故大国以下小国,则取小国;小国以下大国,则取大国。故或下以取,或下而取。
大国不过欲兼畜人,小国不过欲入事人。夫两者各得其所欲,大者宜为下。
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ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵔⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉ. ⴰⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⵟⵟⵓ ⴰⴱⵓⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⴽⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⴳⵓ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ. ⵉⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⵟⵟⵓ ⴰⴱⵓⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⴽⵓ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⴳⵓ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⴽⵓ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⴽⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
What makes a great state is its being (like) a low-lying, down-flowing (stream); it becomes the centre to which tend (all the small states) under heaven. (To illustrate from) the case of all females: the female always overcomes the male by her stillness.
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ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵔⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉ. ⴰⵎⵉⴷⴷⵉ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⵟⵟⵓ ⴰⴱⵓⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰⴽⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ; ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ; ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴷⵉⵖ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⴳⵓ.
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